Language name and locationː Nengone, New Caledonia [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区嫩戈内语, 新喀里多尼亚岛之马雷岛

 

1. sa

21.  sareŋome ne sa / saresa

2. rewe

22.  sareŋome ne rew / sarerew

3. tini

23.  sareŋome ne tin / saretin

4. ece * c=IPA [t͡ʃ]. 

24.  sareŋome ne ec / sare-ec

5. sedoŋ

25.  sareŋome ne sedoŋ / saresedoŋ

6. sedoŋo ne sa / sedosa

26.  sareŋom ne sedoŋ sa

7. sedoŋo ne rewe / sedorew

27.  sareŋom ne sedoŋ rew

8. sedoŋo ne tin / sedotin

28.  sareŋom ne sedoŋ tin

9. sedoŋo ne ec / sedoec

29.  sareŋom ne sedoŋ ec

10. ruenin (litː 'both hands')

30.  sareŋome ne ruenin

11. rueninesa / ruesa

40.  rueŋome (litː 'two men')

12. rueninerew / ruerew

50.  rueŋome ne ruenin

13. rueninetin / ruetin

60.  adeŋome / adene (litː 'three men')

14. ruenineec / rueec

70.  adeŋome ne ruenin

15. adenin / ade

80.  ecereŋome / ecene (litː 'four men')

16. adeninesa / adesa

90.  ecereŋome ne ruenin

17. adeninerew / aderew

100. sedoŋ reŋome / sedoŋom ('five men')

18. adeninetin / adetin

200. rue sedoŋom

19. adenineec / ade-ec

1000. ruenin sedoŋom 

20. sareŋom / sare (litː 'one man')

2000. sedoŋom sedoŋom

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Suzanne Bearune, INALCO  (Institut National des Langues Orientales) / LACITO (Laboratoire de Langues et Civilisations à tradition Orales), Paris, France, April 11, 2011, June 10, 2014.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Suzanne Bearune, 2011 年 4 月 11 日, 2014 年 6 月 10 日.

 

Other comments: Nengone has a traditional quinary-vigesimal counting system with hands and persons. However, they only use traditional numerals 1 to 3 only now, other higher numbers they often use borrowed numerals from English. Note the word 'se-doŋ', 'se' means other, and 'doŋ' means 'abundant'. c=IPA [t͡ʃ]. Nengone is spoken by about 8,000 speakers in Mare and Tiga, Loyalty Islands province, New Caledonia.


 

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